October 16, 2023 City Council Minutes
MINUTES
MOUNTAIN IRON CITY COUNCIL
October 16, 2023
Mayor Anderson called the City Council meeting to order at 6:30p.m. with the following members present: Councilor Ed Roskoski, Al Stanaway, Joe Prebeg Jr., Julie Buria, and Mayor Peggy Anderson. Also present were: Craig Wainio, City Administrator; Tim Satrang, Director of Public Works; Anna Amundson, Library Director/Special Events Coordinator; Amanda Inmon, Municipal Services Secretary; SGT Grant Toma, Sheriff’s Department; Al Johnson, City Engineering; and Bryan Lindsay, City Attorney.
It was moved by Prebeg and seconded by Buria the consent agenda be approved as follows:
- Approve the minutes of the October 2, 2023 regular meeting.
- That the communications be accepted and placed on file and those requiring further action by the City Council be acted upon during their proper sequence on the agenda.
- To acknowledge the receipts for the period October 1-15, $267,364.69 (a list is attached and made a part of these minutes),
- To authorize the payments of the bills and payroll for the period October 1-15, totaling $421,288.41 (a list is attached and made a part of these minutes).
The motion carried (Yes: Stanaway, Prebeg, Buria, Anderson; No: Roskoski).
It was moved by Roskoski to amend the original motion to remove the following bills from the consent agenda, Napa Auto Parts in the amount of $1,270.00for separate consideration. The motion failed due to lack of support.
Public Forum:
- Robert Johnson, resident on Oriole Avenue, questioning burnt house on Oriole Ave over 8 months ago, has not been cleared, rodents have begun to infest the area and take refuge in the ruins
The Mayor reported on the following:
- No formal report
City Administrator:
- No formal report
It was moved by Prebeg and seconded by Roskoski to accept the recommendation of the Parks & Recreation Board to authorize the advertisement for seasonal/part-time winter workers for Rink Attendants for the upcoming season. The motion carried.
Director of Public Works:
- Waterline break recently on Highway 7
- Sand and salt ready for the winter season
- Electrical project being completed at W2 Rivers campground
- Wolf Field upgrade project being completed
It was moved by Buria and seconded by Stanaway to authorize staff to have a 31’ by 72’ patch placed in front of the compost area at the recycling center, with a total of 83 tons of asphalt placed in the amount of $12,250. The motion carried on roll call vote.
It was moved by Roskoski, since so many from out of town use our Recycling Center, that the City of Mountain Iron apply for an appropriate grant to cover part of or all of the cost of paving the access road into the Mountain Iron Recycling center. The motion failed due to lack of support.
Library Director/Special Events Coordinator
- Friends of the Library
- Cinnamon Roll Sale
- Thursday, September 28th – Monday, October 23rd (delivery November 3rd)
- Halloween Carnival
- Sunday, October 29th
- 12:00pm – 3:00pm
- Messiah Lutheran Church – concessions & bake sale
- Lion’s Club – bingo – 12:30pm
Sheriff’s Department:
- No formal report
City Engineer:
- No formal report
City Attorney:
- No formal report
It was moved by Prebeg and seconded by Stanaway to accept the recommendation of the Personnel Committee and offer the Secretary position to Mrs. Elizabeth Block, employment is contingent upon passing of physical, background check, drug, and alcohol test. The motion carried.
It was moved by Prebeg and seconded by Buria to approve Resolution #19-23; Receiving Report and Calling a Hearing on Improvement on the alleyway between Old Highway 169 and Mineral Avenue by Road Reconstruction, Alignment and Drainage Improvements (a copy is attached and made a part of these minutes). The motion carried.
It was moved by Prebeg and seconded by Stanaway to have a Committee of the Whole (COW) Meeting to review the 2024 Budget on Tuesday, November 28, 2023, at 6:30pm, at the Mountain Iron Community Center. The motion carried.
It was moved by Roskoski, after discussing the alley on Mineral, to have Benchmark Engineering survey what is public property from Old Highway 169 all the way down around the corner where it bumps back into Mineral Avenue, just the public part. Both sides, so everyone knows where is potentially is going to be. The motion failed due to lack of support.
At 7:05p.m., it was moved by Buria and seconded by Stanaway that the meeting be adjourned. The motion carried.
Submitted by:
Amanda Inmon
Municipal Services Secretary
